London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Cancer | 145 | - | - | - | - | 100 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Premature birth | 56 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | |||||
| Developmental diseases | 88 | 81 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Old age | 100 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 28 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| Meningitis | 28 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| Inflammation and softening of brain | 13 | - | 8 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 4 | _ | 5 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | __ | |||
| Valvular diseases of heart | 91 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 54 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
| Acute bronchitis | 124 | 39 | 23 | 2 | — | 33 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 33 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 260 | — | — | _ | — | 88 | 172 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 69 | 18 | 71 | 4 | — | 12 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 7 |
| Lobar (croupous) pneumonia | 41 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 26 | 7 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | _ | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Lobular (broncho-) pneumonia | 76 | 23 | 22 | - | 1 | 18 | 12 | - | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Diseases of stomach | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Obstruction of intestines | 25 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 38 | — | — | _ | 1 | 33 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Nephritis and Bright's disease | 97 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 66 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Tumours and other affections of genital organs | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | _ | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 7 | _ | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | _ | - | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 87 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Deaths by suicide | 40 | — | — | _ | 6 | 31 | 3 | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Deaths from ill - defined causes | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| All other causes | 861 | 51 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 195 | 254 | 19 | 51 | 50 | 177 | 62 | 151 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 30 | 21 | 45 | 43 | 42 |
| All causes | 2,900 | 435 | 238 | 55 | 118 | 1,110 | 754 | 49 | 158 | 176 | 624 | 191 | 708 | 72 | 44 | 156 | 150 | 61 | 170 | 193 | 148 |
Deaths of citizens in General and Special Hospitals and Poor Law Institutions in the City have been distributed in the several Wards; as have also
deaths of citizens in General and Special Hospitals, Asylums, Lying-in Institutions, St. George's Union Workhouse and Infirmary, Central Sick
Asylum, Strand Workhouse, Fever Hospitals, and in streets outside the City. Deaths of non-residents have been excluded.
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